Udupi temple tower to get a golden glow

Soon, the Udupi Temple will get an extra touch of gold. Work is afoot to gold plate the tower with 100 kg of gold.

For this purpose, Rs 32 crore has been set aside.

Only a few temples in the country, like the Tirumala and the Golden Temple, have gold plating.

The seer of Pejawar Mutt, Vishwesha Teertha Swami, said, “We still need another 40 kg of gold. Devotees have donated close to Rs 11 crore in cash and 25 kg of gold. The temple will first use 500 kg of silver for plating the tower which will be followed by the gold plating. There is a speciality about this gold plating as the patron saint Madhwacharya’s writings will be printed on it and 21, 600 Hamsa Mantras will be written over the golden plates.”

“The sanctum santorum has nine ‘kindis’ that represent the body of Lord Krishna. The gold plating programme will begin from November 26. Adequate measures have also been taken so that the devotees can witness the gold plating work,” the seer added in a press conference.